Barb-wire machine



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BARB WIRE MAGHNE.

Patented gag. 4, 1885.

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BARE WIRE MACHINE.

Patented Aug. 4, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEErcE.

CHARLES H. BAKER AND FRANCIS L. BESTOB, OF KNOXVILLE, ASSIGNORS TO THEMSELVES, AND THOMAS O. CUNNINGHAM, OF SIGOUBNEY, IOWA.

EPBGIFJLCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 323,489, dated August 4, 1885.

Application tiled May 13, 1884. (No model.)

To @il whomzl may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES H. BAKER and FRANCIS L. BEsroE, citizens of the United States of America, residing at Knoxville, in the county of Marion and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Barb-lVire Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

Our invention relates to an improved machine for attaching barbs to fence-wire. The object it has in view is to obtain a machine which will accomplish the result sought with rapidity and certainty; and to that end the invention consists of the novel devices and combination of devices, as will be described and claimed.

Reference will be made to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side eleva tion, partly in section; Fig. 2, a section on line 1.1 of Fig. l; Fig. 3, a section on line 2 2 of Fig. l; Fig. 4, a detail of the mechanism Afor raising and lowering the fence-wire, and Figs. 5 and G details of a modified arrangement.

Like letters refer to like parts in each view.

A represents the base of the machine, and B the main driving-shaft. To one end of shaft B is secured an eccentric, C, to which an arm, l), is secured, said arm being connected at its upper end to an arm, E, loosely mounted 0n a shaft, F, which has bearings in one set of uprights, G, mounted upon base A.' Secured to shaft end of arm E is a spring-depressed pawl, H, which engages with a ratchet, I, keyed to outer end of shaft F, to which is also keyed a cog, K.

The parts thus far described are so arranged with respect to each other that upon each revolution of shaft B the cog K is revolved onethird. This cog in its revolution meshes with and imparts motion to a cog, L, mounted upon a shaft, M, which extends the entire length of the machine. Cog L is but one-third the size of cog K, and therefore upon each revolution of shaft B it is revolved once. Oog L meshes with a cog, N, of one-half its size, and which is mounted upon a. slotted tube, O, which is supported. in the upper ends of nprights or standards G. There is a slot, b, 5o formed in each end of the standard G, which extends down to a circular space, in which the tube O is mounted. This tube is also provided with a slot to correspond with slot b, and which extends the entire length of the tube, a similar slot being also formed in the cog N, mounted upon the tube, this arrangement aifording a clear passage for the wire to the tube; and, further, each tube is provided upon each end with a wrappiugpin, c. By this 6o arrangement it will be seen that upon each revolution of shaft B this tube is revolved twice and the barb wrapped twice around the fence-wire, which is passed through the slot in said tube. As shown in the drawings, there are a series of these tubes O, and upon the shaft M a series of cogs, L, one for each tube, and all driven by the one connection with the main shaft B. Keyed to shaft B is a cog, P, which passes up through the base A, and 7o meshes with a cog, Q, keyed to a shaft, B, to each outer end of which is secured an eccentric, S, into a slot in each of which a pin, a,

of an arm, T, is inserted. The arms T are situated one at each end of the machine, and move in openings formed in the base A, and are provided with openings, through which shafts M B are passed, to insure a steady vertical movement, which is brought about by l the eccentrics described, the parts being so S0 arranged that at certain intervals the arms will be lowered to draw the fence-wire into the grooves of tubes O, to allow of the attachmentof the barbs, and then raise the same therefrom to allow of its being fed forward, S5 said wire being passed th rough arms U, mounted upon the upper ends of said arms T.

V are standards mounted at each end of the machine, and upon the upper end of each of which is mounted a sheave, YV, over which the fence-wire is passed.

X, Fig. l, represents suitable table supports or guides arranged upon theframe-work at suitable points to accommodate the barbwire as it is fed to the wrappingpins of the rolls O.

In Figs. 5, 6 we have shown an arrangement by which a double wire may be used in connection with our mechanism, In this arrangement, as shown, there are two tubes O, placed side by side and at a slight angle with respect to each other, each provided with a cog, N,meshin g with each other, and one meshing with the cog L, referred to.

The operation will be readily understood. By the arrangement of parts as described, the fence-wire is drawn down into the slots of tubes O, and said tubes are then, through the gearing described, revolved twice, when the arms T are raised, and with them the fencewire,whieh is then fed forward and again lowered into the slots of the tubes for the attachment of more barbs.

XVe lay no claim to any special fence-wire or barb-wire feeding mechanism, but desire to use that most advantageous to our machine.

lVhat we claim is- 1. The combination, with a series of slotted wrapping-tubes mounted in stationary bearings, of mechanism for drawing the fencewires into said tubes and at intervals lifting them therefrom, as set forth.

2. The combination, with a series of slotted wrapping-tubes mounted in. stationary bearings and upon the same vertical plane, of

mechanism for drawing the fence-wires intoV said tubes and at intervals lifting them therefrom, as set forth.

3. The combination, with shaft B and eccentric C, mounted thereon, of arms D E, pawl H, and ratchet I, wrapping tubes O, and intermediate gearing for revolving said tubes, as described.

4. The combination,with slotted wrappingtubes, shaft B, and shaft R, driven therefrom, of eccentrics S, secured to shaft R, and arms T U, driven from said eccentrics, as set forth.

5. The combination of wrapping tubes O, arms T, having arms U, and means for driving said parts to attach barbs to the fencewires, and to insert and withdraw the wires from said tubes, as described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES H. BAKER. FRANCIS L. BESTOR. fitnesses:

H. J. BUDD, S. P. AYREs. 

